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shapinglightHaven't seen the new Hobbit movie yet, but over the last couple of days have been watching the extended version of the first one. Have to say...
Spoilers behind cut for the first Hobbit movie extended version, should anyone care.
...for the most part, I can see why they cut the bits they cut for the cinematic version. IMO, there's only one scene- the very first, the extended version of the prelude with Old Bilbo and Frodo - that actually adds to the movie. Some of the extended footage is actually a bit wince-inducing.
That said, I did sort of enjoy the bit in Rivendell where the dwarves got fed up of the teeth-grittingly annoying (not to mention boring) elf music and started throwing bread rolls at each other. If I'd been there, I would have done the same (I have an extremely low opinion of the elves in LotR, in case that's not clear. Elrond is the only one of them I can stand - and that's only because I like Hugo Weaving).
As for the other extended scenes - I really didn't need the King of the Goblins rapping (with the inference that anyone who likes rhythm in their music must be evil), if only because his sort of faux geniality is just so different from the behaviour of all the other orcs that you just end up feeling confused.
I did laugh at his dismissal of the stolen elvish candle stick, though. "Second Age? You couldn't give it away."
Yeah, maybe I should have stuck with the cinematic version and been done with it.
Spoilers behind cut for the first Hobbit movie extended version, should anyone care.
...for the most part, I can see why they cut the bits they cut for the cinematic version. IMO, there's only one scene- the very first, the extended version of the prelude with Old Bilbo and Frodo - that actually adds to the movie. Some of the extended footage is actually a bit wince-inducing.
That said, I did sort of enjoy the bit in Rivendell where the dwarves got fed up of the teeth-grittingly annoying (not to mention boring) elf music and started throwing bread rolls at each other. If I'd been there, I would have done the same (I have an extremely low opinion of the elves in LotR, in case that's not clear. Elrond is the only one of them I can stand - and that's only because I like Hugo Weaving).
As for the other extended scenes - I really didn't need the King of the Goblins rapping (with the inference that anyone who likes rhythm in their music must be evil), if only because his sort of faux geniality is just so different from the behaviour of all the other orcs that you just end up feeling confused.
I did laugh at his dismissal of the stolen elvish candle stick, though. "Second Age? You couldn't give it away."
Yeah, maybe I should have stuck with the cinematic version and been done with it.
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Date: 2013-12-16 05:02 pm (UTC)Sadly, I fear it's too late.